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Disney boss Bob Iger is “bullish on ESPN,” which is all it took to keep the company’s stock stable while the Mouse House conducted its quarterly earnings call.

The shares inched down just 0.2 percent in extended trading — a big improvement over the 9 percent nosedive during the previous call when Iger shocked investors by reporting subscription losses at ESPN, the network long considered Disney’s growth engine.

Iger acknowledged he may have been too candid with his earlier admission, but stressed there’s no reason to panic. After all, he said, ESPN accounts for 26 of this year’s Top 50 cable shows. And even if the cable bundle goes away, he said ESPN will still reign.

“We have an opportunity to distribute content in more different ways than ever before,” he said.

Iger delivered his insights along with Disney’s latest quarterly results.

The results mostly placated a market still jittery from Time Warner’s reduced earnings guidance on Wednesday. And it didn’t hurt that results for the fiscal quarter completed Disney’s fifth consecutive year of record performance.

Iger’s take on Disney’s future further calmed investors. He touted DisneyLife, a streaming service set to debut in the UK that will make the company’s movies, TV shows, books and music available online for about $15 a month.

He also addressed the deal Disney announced with Sony’s Vue streaming service earlier on Thursday, calling it a testament to Disney’s must-have content — even for skinny bundles.

He touted the Dec. 18 release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” as well as the spring 2016 opening of Shanghai Disney Resort. It was enough to leave most investors believing there’s still magic in the kingdom.